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[–]I_know_nothing_atall 71 points72 points ago

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Any platypus love here? 3coms 34pts 25dys aww
Baby Sloth, as cute as you are...Baby Platypuses have you beat 29coms 343pts 1mo aww
Does r/aww approve of Baby Platypuses? 32coms 284pts 1mo aww
Here are some baby platypuses to brighten your day. 2coms 6pts 2mos aww
Baby Platypuses..... 2coms 31pts 2mos aww
baby platypi :) 4coms 123pts 4mos aww
I see your Otter and raise you baby Platypuses 8coms 84pts 5mos aww
Just some baby platypi 120coms 580pts 6mos pics
Baby Platypus 2coms 12pts 7mos aww
It's my reddit birthday so here is a pair of baby platypuses 142coms 506pts 7mos aww
Platypus cuteness 10coms 137pts 27dys aww
What a pair 0coms 2pts 1mo aww
Baby Platypus.. 6coms 60pts 1mo aww
I give you....BABEH PLATYPUSES!!! 0coms 10pts 4mos aww
I'm training two mounts at the same time, so they can pull my chariot. 62coms 655pts 8mos funny
so weird, but cute 18coms 90pts 1yr pics
These guys get all the ladies. 5coms 59pts 2mos aww
all the cute belong to these two 17coms 45pts 9mos pics
baby platypus 0coms 10pts 4mos aww
Baby platypuses. 12coms 47pts 5mos aww
Just a couple baby duck-billed platypuses 50coms 284pts 9mos pics
Platypus...Platypie...Platapeople? Who cares they are cute 5coms 59pts 4mos aww

source: karmadecay

[–]GandalfTheFunky 38 points39 points ago

Platypi.

[–]Aeson 20 points21 points ago

Platypodes would be the most correct term as "platypus" has it's etymological roots in Greek, not Latin. That said, "platypus" or "platypuses" is still more correct than "platypi". Same thing applies for "octopi".

[–]Jaraxo 3 points4 points ago

Oh this again, Platypuses is the most correct version, as as she says in the video you're referencing, when a word gets taken into a language it becomes inflected like words in that language. So Platpuses, and Octopuses is correct. Platypodes [if that does actually have greek routes, I haven't checked] would be secondarily correct, with platypi being plain wrong if it's a greek word.

[–]Aeson 0 points1 point ago

Not entirely sure what video you're talking about, just going by what I've learnt having studied Greek.

[–]Jaraxo 2 points3 points ago

Fair enough.

About 6 months ago there was a video from the video of the merriam-webster dictionary explaining the plural term for Octopus, and she explained the -podes suffix. Since then, any time a greek route word comes up on reddit, nearly always platypus or octopus, there's comments about how the plural is actually octopodes or platypodes. Yet in the same video she goes on to explain my comment, that actually when words are taken in to a language they are inflected like other words in that language, so the plural of platypus is platypuses. Everyone ignored that part of the video.

[–]encyclopediabraun -4 points-3 points ago

Fuck, I came here to do this because I could feel that some pedant would put "platypi." I actually do this for all words commonly pluralized with an "-i" at the end. For example:

Hey man, cacti are awesome

They're called cactopodes, you ignorant pleb

[–]Peabush 2 points3 points ago

Platypussies

[–]NotCleverEnufToRedit 1 point2 points ago

Platypeople

[–]TriGzuH 0 points1 point ago

"Platypus" or "platypuses" are both accepted plural forms.

The plural of platypus is not platypi. It is unfortunate that some dictionaries include platypi as a plural. Listing "octopi" as the plural of octopus is also incorrect, for the same reason. Both words are from Greek, not Latin.

"Platypi" is a colloquialism, and incorrect both grammatically and etymologically. The term uses pseudo-Latin rules.

[–]owlery 3 points4 points ago

Fun Fact: baby platypus are known as "puggles".

[–]Newspire 7 points8 points ago

*platypodes

[–]GeorgeRulez 8 points9 points ago

Actually its platypi

[–]FrannyTwoShoes 3 points4 points ago

There is actually no definate term for it. Make what you want of it, I guess. It's the same with octopus. As a grammar nazi, it drives me nuts.

[–]immoralminority 4 points5 points ago

platypuxen along with octopuxen and mongoxen

[–]wisewizard 0 points1 point ago

platypups?

[–]TheDark1 0 points1 point ago

Platypustules?

[–]permagloom 4 points5 points ago

*definite.

Not very Nazi now, are we?

[–]bendover912 4 points5 points ago

Definitely not a spelling nazi.

[–]Acrostis 0 points1 point ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSBO8SWC2Tc&feature=player_detailpage#t=86s

[–]Newspire 0 points1 point ago

Actually, platypi is an incorrect colloquialism.

[–]Jaraxo 0 points1 point ago

*platypuses

Words get inflected by the rules of the language when they are taken in by that language. Everyone seemed to ignore that part of the video that informed everyone here of the -podes suffix.

[–]cr2224 2 points3 points ago

platypussies

FIFY

[–]encyclopediabraun 0 points1 point ago

The best part of the English language is that there aren't terribly many rules, and most of the ones here are easily broken: as long as you can get your meaning across, it's totally asparagus.

[–]hells_cowbells 3 points4 points ago

Two secret agents in training, you mean.

[–]kingbenofgeeks 1 point2 points ago

The OWACA trains then young.

[–]NatecUDF 1 point2 points ago

I wach that show more than my daughter does, its hilarious.

[–]hells_cowbells 1 point2 points ago

My nephew was surprised when he found out I watch the show. He didn't think adults watched the show, since his parents don't. I told him it was better than most "adult" shows.

[–]NatecUDF 1 point2 points ago

I find myself discussing and laughinh about it with other dads at work more frequently than most people think.

[–]hells_cowbells 0 points1 point ago

That's because Phineas and Ferb do stuff we all wish we could have done as kids. I mean, come on, wouldn't 9 year old you have loved to build a giant roller coaster?

[–]josolsen 1 point2 points ago

You know what's crazy? These adorable mammals hatched from EGGS! :O

[–]Billy_Blaze 2 points3 points ago

You know, there's only about 5 or 6 pictures of platypus total that get posted to r/aww... You'd think a person would make sure they weren't reposting one of them AGAIN.

[–]TheDark1 1 point2 points ago

THIS JUST IN! UNORIGINAL CONTENT UPLOADED TO REDDIT!

[–]plaideepuss 0 points1 point ago

I know what you mean. Every thread I go to, there's always the same one.

[–]D34THM0N3Y 1 point2 points ago

I thought platapie was poisonis under it's webbed feet.. Am I mistaken?

[–]morgo_mpx 7 points8 points ago

Not poisonous, venomous and only the males.

[–]D34THM0N3Y 0 points1 point ago

Alright, thank you! Sorry for my horrid spelling.

[–]thetoethumb 5 points6 points ago

It's from Australia. Of course it's poisonous.

[–]FrannyTwoShoes 2 points3 points ago

Hey! Where's perry?

[–]colwyn69 0 points1 point ago

mmmmm... I can't tell without his hat on which one is Perry.

[–]toolman92 0 points1 point ago

awww look at god's cute little drunken mistake

[–]ryland52586 0 points1 point ago

Platty pies?

[–]ozzmosis 0 points1 point ago

They look like they are wearing crocs on their noses...

[–]opana40 0 points1 point ago

This belongs here now.

[–]RChebroha 0 points1 point ago

One of them has to be Perry. If not, I feel sorry for you.

[–]3alrus3 0 points1 point ago

Is that fur or skin?

[–]SpankWhoWithWhatNow 0 points1 point ago

Platypuseseseses?

[–]JbFroik 0 points1 point ago

Beaver + Duck + Snake = Platypus... It's the real life manbearpig

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

*Platypi

[–]raja_of_rage02 0 points1 point ago

cute, that's oughta get you plenty puss

[–]ThePomelo -2 points-1 points ago

Anyone else think platypi?

[–]phillythebeaut -1 points0 points ago

Oh fuck. Platypi isn't in my autocorrect, but platypuses is (are?). Oh fuck. This is getting bad. Help!

[–]liam456 0 points1 point ago

Platypuses is a more correct term, but there's no real right or wrong.

[–]johnclarkbadass -2 points-1 points ago

Platypei

[–]bebochiva -1 points0 points ago

The correct plural form is ornithorhynci

[–]bebochiva 0 points1 point ago

Platypus is officially a genus of beetles

[–]evadestruction -1 points0 points ago

i've seen this pic before, but it's sooooo cute you get my vote

[–]Yaksha25 -1 points0 points ago

repost ;(

[–]gamemasterty -1 points0 points ago

REPOST (this is about the fifth or sixth time)

[–]TheFloridaSniper -2 points-1 points ago

Perry...

[–]Cousie_G -2 points-1 points ago

Am I the only person who was reminded of this kid http://www.chinasmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/xiao-hao-chinese-4-year-old-fatty-boy-62kg-01-napping.jpg

[–]pappeske -2 points-1 points ago

Platypuses (platypodes, apparently, though it's far more tempting to call them platypussies.) are so funny. I love how it's an animal basically constructed by all the left-overs after God had designed the other animals.

[–]Kbear52 -4 points-3 points ago

Platypli

[–]thatonekid54 -5 points-4 points ago

  1. repost
  2. ugly ass animals
  3. fuck you op

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